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J.K. Lasser Webinar Series powered by SmartPros eLPLive
ARE YOU READY FOR THE 2009 TAX SEASON?
J.K. Lasser Webinar Series: Gearing Up for Tax Season: What You Need to Know
The J.K. Lasser Institute, with its seventy-year history of providing the right tax advice, and SmartPros have come together to bring you a series of video Web casts covering: Depreciation Deductions; Pass-Through Entities; Year-End Tax Planning.
Purchase these 2 CPE courses for just $49 each:
- Title: "Gearing Up for Tax Season (Part 3):
Depreciation Deductions; Pass-Through Entities"
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 2:45 pm EST
Field of Study: Taxes
Recommended CPE Credit: 2 hours
Course Level: Update
Prerequisite/Advanced Prep: Work experience in tax planning or compliance, or an introductory course in taxation
Delivery Mode: Group-Internet Based
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Determine when compensation is likely to be attacked as unreasonable;
- Explain how the R&D credit has become an audit "red flag";
- Distinguish between the use of bonus depreciation and Sec. 179;
- Determine how clients can benefit from making capital distributions in 2009;
- Identify the actions that can be taken before year-end to lower clients' tax liability; and
- Understand how recent tax law changes can be used to benefit clients' 2009 tax returns.
Before you know it, another "busy season" will be here. This program will bring you up-to-date with many of the significant changes, and the key issues, in providing year-end tax strategies to your clients with business interests and in preparing their 2009 entity tax returns. Specifically, we will examine how this year's tax laws benefit many partners and shareholders, such as those who are contemplating capital distributions in 2009.
- Title: "Gearing Up for Tax Season (Part 4):
Year-End Tax Planning"
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 2:45 pm EST
Field of Study: Taxes
Recommended CPE Credit: 2 hours
Course Level: Update
Prerequisite/Advanced Prep: Work experience in tax planning or compliance, or an introductory course in taxation
Delivery Mode: Group-Internet Based
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Determine when clients will be able to utilize their passive activity losses;
- Explain how clients can minimize their liability for the AMT;
- Distinguish between the regular and long-term AMT credit;
- Specify what clients should do if they anticipate converting IRA accounts to Roth IRAs;
- Identify the actions that can be taken before year-end to lower clients' tax liability; and
- Understand how recent tax law changes can be used to benefit clients' 2009 tax returns.
With historic tax law changes already enacted, and many others looming, CPAs need to discuss with their clients the best ideas and strategies to consider implementing before January 1st. These year-end moves cannot wait until busy season. Get the jump on the important issues and help your clients understand their options. In this fast-paced program, we also examine tax issues involving unused capital gains and losses, suspended passive activity losses, and the long-term AMT credit.
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